Allyson Simmie 5238 Hwy 329, ox 6, Blandford, NS B0J 1C0 allysonsimmie.com Education 2002 2000 1991-‐93 Dalhousie University Geological Studies Halifax, NS Sir Sanford Fleming College Chasing & Repoussee Workshop Haliburton, ON 1985-‐89 1988 University of Ottawa and University of British Columbia Technical Theatre Studies, Design and Acting Ottawa, ON & Vancouver, BC Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Jewellery, NSCAD Endowment Fund Scholarship Sir Sandford Fleming College Introduction and Intermediate Silversmithing Haliburton, ON Haliburton School of Fine Arts Scholarship Teaching 2014 2012-‐13 2004 2008 2003-‐05 25th Annual Great Northern Arts Festival Invited artist and workshop instructor -‐ Wax Carving Inuvik, NT Hamlets of Qikiqtarjuaq and Kimmirut Community Jewellery -‐ Studio design and start up, jewellery instruction and curriculum design Kimmirut & Qikiqtarjuaq, NU NSCAD University Sessional Instructor ‘Designing for Production’ Halifax, NS 1999-‐ 2001 1997-‐ 2003 1994-97
Nunavut Arts Festival-‐ Invited artist and workshop facilitator -‐ Artist Portfolios Iqaluit & Rankin Inlet, NU Aurora/Nunavut Arctic College Studio design and start-‐up, jewellery instructor Behchoko (Rae-‐Ezdo), NT Great Northern Arts Festival Invited artist and workshop facilitator Inuvik, NT People’s Choice and Artist’s Choice Awards Nunavut Arctic College
Jewellery Instructor
Iqaluit, NU Northern Skills Development Program, Jewellery Making Module Community Studio Design, Start-‐up and Maintenance Kingait (Cape Dorset), NU 1 Public Commissions 2000 1999 1998 Aupilattunnguaq -‐ The Official Symbols of Nunavut Project -‐ Design and production -‐ Joint project with Ruben Komangapik Iqaluit, NU NWT Mace -‐ Design & Production 1 of 3 principal artists including Bill Nasogaluak, & Dolphus Cadieux -‐ with silversmiths Lois Etherington-‐Betteridge, & Jean-‐Claude Proulx Yellowknife NWT, Ottawa, ON 10th Anniversary of the Great Northern Arts Festival Commemorative Carving 1 of 5 artists including Bill & Eli Nasogaluak, Dolphus Cadieux, & Paul Malliki Yellowknife & Inuvik, NT Acquisitions
2006 Office of the Prime Minister of Canada Gift for George W. Bush, President of the U.S.A. Ottawa, ON 1998-‐ 2001 Office of the Governor General of Canada Supplier of Limited Edition and One-‐of-‐a-‐kind Presentation gifts Ottawa, ON 1997 1990 Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum -‐ Permanent Collection Iqaluit, Nunavut The Maritime Life Assurance Company -‐ Head Office Collection Halifax, Nova Scotia
Professional Work Experience 2010 2008 1998 2008 1989-‐ 1991 Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Technical advisor-‐ Order of Nunavut Medal Toronto, ON & Iqaluit, NU Canada Council For the Arts Craft Division-‐ Juror Ottawa, ON Allyson Simmie Metal Arts established Official opening of Seal Rock Studios Blandford, NS Goldart Jewellery Studio Custom Jewellery Design and Goldsmithing Ottawa, ON 1986 – 88 Fireworks Craft Gallery Jewellery Sales Halifax, NS Exhibitions Selected Solo and Group
2013 2010 2009 Gold -‐ A Nova Scotian Treasure Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Halifax, NS Aspotogan Arts & Crafts Association -‐ 10th Anniversary show Blandford, NS Judges Choice Award Connections -‐ The Marrying of Precious Metal with Stones from Across Canada Lafreniere & Pai Gallery Ottawa, ON 2 2007 60th Anniversary of the Metal Arts Guild -‐ Year of Craft Show Canada wide touring show 2005 2004 2002 -‐ 03 2002 2000 1999 1998 -‐ Canadian Landscapes from Coast to Coast to Coast Solo Show Island Studios, Vancouver, BC Northern Lights -‐ Metal Arts Guild Bi-‐Annual Show Toronto, ON MASTERWORKS -‐ Works by Members of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council Halifax, NS Aspotogan Arts & Crafts Show Blandford, NS Best in Show Award LaFreniere & Pai Gallery Featured Jewellery Artist Ottawa, ON Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia Annual Show Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Halifax, NS Honourable Mention Tribute Exhibition -‐ Lois Etherington -‐ Betteridge: Teacher, Silversmith, Mentor Haliburton, ON Behind Glass -‐ Metal Arts Guild Juried Exhibition 2000 Material Matters Gallery Toronto, ON Honourable Mention Arts2000: A National Celebration of Canadian Visual Arts Royal Academy of Arts -‐ Stratford Gallery Stratford, ON Alumni Show -‐ Instructors and Graduates of the Jewellery Program of NSCAD Halifax, NS 1998 1997 1996-‐98 1993 1990 Identity: An Exhibition Presented by the Metal Arts Guild of Ontario and the Conseil des Metiers d’Art du Quebec Touring Show Award of Excellence Nature in Art Show Museum of Nature Ottawa, ON Arctic Landscapes -‐ Combining Baffin Island Stone with Precious Metals Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Iqaluit, NU Celebration -‐ 50th Anniversary of the Metal Arts Guild Touring show -‐ Canada & USA The Feminine Viewpoint: Works by Contemporary Women Artists Touring Show -‐ Canada JUGEND GESTALTET-‐ Sonderschau der Internationalen Handwerkmesse Munich, Germany 1989 PATTERNS Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia 3 Rounded Corners -‐ Solo Graduate Show Anna Leonowens Gallery Halifax, NS 1988 Spatial Inclinations -‐ The Craft Gallery Toronto, ON Honourable Mention Published Articles and Reviews
2014
Globe and Mail
National Travel Section - What to bring home with you - It’s all made in Canada
2005/08
Chester Clipper: Artist Profile & Seal Rock Studio Opening
2001
Metalsmih Magazine: NWT Mace by Barbara Isherwood
2000
National Post: Snowflake crown graces new NWT symbol
Ottawa Citizen: The Making of a Mace CBC NorthBeat : Television news: Mace unveiling and artist interviews News North: Historic Symbol Unveiled at Legislative Assembly 1999 1998
1997 1988
Up Here Magazine: Arts & Artists -‐ Who are your favorites? Ottawa Citizen: Making History
NewsNorth: Jewelry Making Comes West
News North: Unity through Art - Celebrating 10 Years of Art
Ottawa Citizen: Commemorative Carving and Arctic Landscape Work
News North: Jewellery And The Land Art Aurea: On the Move, Jewellery on Canada’s East Coast
Private Commissions 2015 Morgan Davis, Juno Award Winning Blues Musician 2005 Paul Okalik, Premier, Nunavut Shelagh Rogers, National CBC Radio Host 2004 Leona Aglukkaq, Legislative Assembly of Nunavut 2001 Stephanie Domet, Regional CBC Radio Host Conferences 2010 Northern Lights Conference Montreal, QC 2005 Beyond Borders -‐ A Craft Marketing Conference Fredericton, NB 2001 Northern Lights Conference -‐ Weaving Tourism, Culture & Business into a 21st Century Economy Yellowknife, NT 1998 1996 First Peoples Arts Conference-‐ Advancing Indigenous Arts Beyond the Millennium Ottawa, ON Career and Technology Studies Conference Consultant- Development of Jewellery Making Module 101
Baffin Divisional Board of Education Iqaluit, NU 4 Volunteer
2015 ArtPreneurs 3.0 -‐ Youth Art Connection Mentor Bridgewater, NS 2014 1998 Core Team Member of Art Happening Bridgewater Community based public space for the support of the arts in Nova Scotia Bridgewater, NS Inuit Art Foundation -‐ Support with visiting artists, Qaggiq Ottawa, ON 5